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1 | 1 | 87R716 CAE-D | |
2 | 2 | By: Kacal H.B. No. 4292 | |
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4 | 4 | ||
5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
7 | 7 | relating to the creation of an additional judicial district | |
8 | 8 | composed of Brazos County and the duties of the district attorney | |
9 | 9 | for the 85th Judicial District in Brazos County. | |
10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is | |
12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 24.6007 to read as follows: | |
13 | 13 | Sec. 24.6007. 463RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). (a) | |
14 | 14 | The 463rd Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. | |
15 | 15 | (b) The 463rd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction | |
16 | 16 | with the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor | |
17 | 17 | cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for | |
18 | 18 | district courts. | |
19 | 19 | SECTION 2. Section 43.143(a), Government Code, is amended | |
20 | 20 | to read as follows: | |
21 | 21 | (a) The voters of the 85th Judicial District elect a | |
22 | 22 | district attorney who represents the state in the district courts | |
23 | 23 | having jurisdiction in that county. | |
24 | 24 | SECTION 3. The 463rd Judicial District is created on the | |
25 | 25 | effective date of this Act. | |
26 | 26 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |